ALBANY, Ga. – With a two-run double in the top of the first in game two against Albany State, senior Jaycie Walker tallied her 47^th career double to become the Auburn University at Montgomery softball program's all-time leader.

NOTES
- AUM has won five of their first six games and are 5-1 in 2020.
- Head coach Eric Newell netted win No. 200 as head coach at AUM.
- Kendall Tucker netted the 20^th multi-homer game in school history.
- The Warhawks posted 23 runs in two games against the Lady Golden Rams.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS GAME 1
- Walker, Parker Pinholster and Olivia Aycock recorded three hits.
- Tucker blasted two home runs and netted five RBIs.
- Alanna Goble and Cydney Sizemore combined to one-hit Albany State.

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1
- AUM had the offense rolling right off the hop in game one of the doubleheader against Albany State. Abby Krueger came to the plate in the first inning with two runners on and drove in Aycock with an RBI single to score the game's first run.
- Walker, the next batter, drove home Allie Miller from third base with an RBI single to left field. The Orange & Black would add one more run off the bat of Pinholster who laced a triple under the glove of the right fielder to score Molly Cobb.
- The balanced offensive attack continued in the second inning starting with an RBI double from Miller to put AUM up 4-0 early. With two runners on, Krueger would drive in her second and third run of the game with a two-run double.  
- After an RBI single from Walker, Tucker stepped to the plate with two runners on. She then called her bank stationed in the outfield grass and then made a deposit over the wall for her first home run of the game.   
- The Warhawks were able to muster two more runs in the third inning on a Morgan Duschell sacrifice fly and the speed of Aycock, scoring on a wild pitch.
- The Orange & Black offense would conclude its game one effort with another homer from Tucker, this time a two-run shot giving AUM a 14-run win.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE GAME 1
- Goble and Sizemore combined to strikeout eight while ASU recorded two strikeouts.
- There was only one walk surrendered in the game, issued by ASU's Sydney Pettus.
- AUM left four runners on while Albany State left one.

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STANDOUT PERFORMERS GAME 2
- Miller went 3-4 in game two.
- Tucker added one more home run, going 1-3 with three RBI.
- Walker's double in game two cemented her spot in the AUM record books.

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2
- AUM wasted no time to jump out to a significant lead in game two with a five-run first inning to distance themselves from the Lady Golden Rams.
- Aycock reached base to begin the game and scored the first run in game two on a wild pitch. Later in the inning, Walker ripped her second double of the year into the left field gap to score two and jump into first place in program history for doubles.   
- The first inning was concluded after Pinholster and Duschell recorded RBI singles to push the Orange & Black's lead to 5-0 after one.  
- As if two home runs were not enough for Tucker, the senior connected on her third home run of the day, scoring Walker and Krueger to push the AUM lead out to 8-0. The scoring would end for the day in the third inning when Kasidy Thompson scored Hannah Dailey from second base.   
- Bailie Barnes and Cobb combined to throw five innings in a shutout of Albany State. Barnes went three innings allowing three hits while striking out three. Cobb, meanwhile, finished the last two innings without giving up a hit and striking out two.   

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE GAME 2
- The Lady Golden Rams struck out five times while the Warhawks were not set down on strikes.
- AUM issued one walk, while ASU allowed seven free passes.
- The Warhawks left seven runners on while ASU stranded three runners.

QUOTING THE COACH
"We took care of business today. Without marginalizing our opponent, I thought we did what we needed to do. We hit the ball well, we pitched the ball well and we defended well."

UP NEXT
Auburn Montgomery softball will play its first official Gulf South Conference game on Saturday, Feb. 15 at noon when they welcome Christian Brothers to the AUM Softball Complex. The game on Saturday is game one of a three game set.  
 
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